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CRIMES AND OFFENSES. 133 Sec. 1157. Every person convicted of having falselv forged and Fvrgery, <=¤u¤- munterfeited any gold or silver coin, passing or in circulation within *·°'f°`“*“g· &°- the District; or having falsely uttered, paid, or tendered in payment mi any such counterfeit or forged coin, knowing the same to be forged and 37,¤- U, V-at 1*-4;*9- counterfeit; or of having aided. abet-ted, or commanded the perpetration of either of said oiienses; or of having falsely made, altered, forged, or Book, 2 C·ranch,C: counterteited, or caused or procured to be falsely made, altered, torged, C-- 9-94; U¤ i Wd or counterteited, or having willingly aided or assisted in falsely making, 8**** "·"; MflC“" altering, forging, or counterfeiting, any paper writing, or printed paper, glygloi Cum ’ C' to the prejudice of the right of any other person, body politic or corpo- ° l rate, or voluntary association, with intent to defraud such person, body politic or corporate, or voluntary association, or of having passed, uttered, or published, or attempted to pass, utter, or publish, as true, any such falsely made, altered, forged or counterfeited paper writing, or printed paper, to the prejudice of the right of any other person, body politic or corporate, or voluntary association, knowing the same to be ialsely made, altered, forged, or couuterfeited, with inteut to defraud such person, body politic or corporate, or voluntary association, shall be sentenced to surfer imprisonment and labor, for the lirst offense for a period not less than one year nor more than seven years, and for the second olfense for a period not less than three nor more than ten years. Sec. 1158. Every person convicted of feloniously stealing, taking, and 6******* ‘"·"°°’-‘Y· carrying away any goods or chattels, or other personal property, of the Ibid., s. 9, p. 449T .value of thirty-five dollars or upward, or any bank-note, promissory note, 2*2 Feb., 1867. 9- or any other instrument of writing, for the payment or delivery of 65·“·1·"·1‘*·P·‘*°"· money or other valuable thing, to the amount of thirtyhve dollars or United stares ra. upward, shall be sentenced to suifer imprisonment and labor, for the Claucey,l Cmnch, iirst offense fora period not less than one nor more than three years, gi fb 1·’?“*}’;L'°°‘l and for the second oilense for a period not less than three uor more than 1'°C,.:,:’;j, ten years. - 402; United States rs. McPherson, 1 Cranch, C. C., 517; United States ve. Betty Read, 2 Crunch, C. C., 159; United States va. Holland, 3 Cranch, C.C., 254; United States va. H. Thompson, 4 Crauch, C. C., 335 · United States va. Robertson, 5 Crauch, C. C., 38; Weston vs. United States, 5 Crunch, C., 492. Sec. 1159. If any person shall steal, or malicionsly and feloniously Lsrwgy with destroy, any bank-bill, promissory note or notes, bill of exchange, order, d°°"’“°°'°“· _ receipt, warrant, draft, check, or bond, given for the payment of money, 22 Feb., 1867, c. or receipt acknowledging the receipt of money or other property, or any 65. ¤· 2, V- 14. P·406· Government bond or other securities, or stamps, United States Treasury notes, or any public stocks of the value of thirty-five dollars or upward, knowing the‘same to be such, any such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, shall be sentenced to sulfer imprisonment and labor not more than three years nor less than one year. Sec. 1160. If any person shall receive or buy any goods or chattels, Receiving mis;. or bank bill or bills, or promissory note or notes, bill of exchange, order, property- receipt, draft, warrant, check, or bond, given for the payment of money, or any Government bond, United-States Treasury note or notes, or other securities, or Government stamp or stocks, of the value of thirty-li ve dollars or upward, which have been stolen, knowing the same to be stolen, with intent to defraud the owners thereof, every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to suffer imprisonment and labor, not more than three years nor less than one year. Sec. 1161. Every person, upon a second conviction of larceny, where Petty larceny the property stolen is under the value of thirty-five dollars, or upon a and receiyiqg, sccsecond conviction of receiving stolen goods, knowing them to be stolen, Where the property stolen is under the value of thirty-five dollars, shall 1b¤<|-.¤. 4- be sentenced to suffer imprisonment and labor for a period not less 372·M‘;;°h$1€,31i)I‘;· than one year nor more than three years. (scc5mm 44§_§;;,0_'’° ' Sec. 1162. Every person convicted of obtaining by false pretenses Obtaining by any goods or chattels, money, bunk-uotc, promissory note, or any other f51w p¤=|=¤¤¤¤¤;